92 Virginis

92 Virginis is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Virgo.

92 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its reltive faintness, 92 Virginis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 92 Virginis:

Color of 92 Virginis ⬤

Magnitude of 92 Virginis 5.91

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 92 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 35°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 92 Virginis

92 Virginis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 92 Virginis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 56m 27s

Declination J2000 +01° 03’ 02”

Galactic Longitude 336.53°

Galactic Latitude 59.61°

Constellation Virgo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 92 Virginis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 92 Virginis.

Visibility of 92 Virginis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 92 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.9° RISE 16:08

Max altitude: 39.6° TRANSIT 22:12

Azimuth: 271.1° SET 4:19

RIGHT NOW 92 Virginis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 92 Virginis

The image below is a photograph of 92 Virginis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 92 Virginis is -0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 92 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 92 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 92 Virginis from the Sun and relative movement

92 Virginis is distant 337.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 103.52 pc

Distance (light year) 337.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 92 Virginis

92 Virginis belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature of 92 Virginis 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 92 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 92 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 92 Virginis

Flamsteed designation 92 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD121607

SAO Catalogue SAO120185

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68092

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 2865

In Evidence

Other stars in Virgo